"I've been thinking about my kids, and all I was thinking is I have to keep fighting as I want to see my 10-year-old daughter get married one day.

"My daughter had been watching a programme called Say Yes to the Dress. She had come downstairs a couple of days earlier saying: 'Dad, I know what budget I want for my wedding dress.' She said: 'I want £5,000 for my dress.' You grab onto little things like that."

Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson remains in hospital following his brain haemorrhage but is recovering well.

The retired manager has obviously kept his wicked sense of humour as he has been mocking Scotland boss Alex McLeish over an infamous backpass for Aberdeen in 2983.